“Cosmo, I’m sorry.” I stroked the side of his face.

“The guards came before he could do it, but he almost got away with it. You see, Virgil always told me it was bad, but I don’t believe him anymore. I think it would be really good with you, Daddy.”

“I can’t. It’s not right.”

“I’m asking you to do it. What’s wrong with that? Please. I want my first time to be with someone who cares about me, and that’s you. Will you make love to your doll, Daddy? It would make me so happy. Please.”

I stared at Cosmo with his cherry red lips, his blue eyeshadow, so trusting and sweet. And virginal. I’d never had a thing for virgins before. The idea had never appealed to me before, but looking at Cosmo, I wanted it so badly. I wanted to be the first person inside his body, the first person to give him pleasure.

“Do you trust me?” I asked.

“More than anything else.”

“Good, because I didn’t bring condoms, but I don’t think we need them. You haven’t been with anyone and it’s been five years. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

He nodded. “It’s safe to have sex with you without them.”

“Exactly.” I swallowed hard. Holy shit, what was I thinking? “Just this once,” I mumbled. “Just this once.”